Unit 5 Enterprise Units, Durban Road, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO22 9RU
MOT test stations in West Sussex
17 garages in West Sussex (South East, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 2 of them can test motorcycles, and 8 are approved for class 7 vans up to 3,500kg.
From the DVSA list published 30 Sep 2026. Ring ahead to book; prices are set by the garage, capped at £54.85 for a car.
Roundstone by Pass Road, Amgmering, West Sussex, BN16 4BD
14 Royce Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9NX
Owl Barn, Bullock Yard, Ford Lane, Ford, West Sussex, BN18 0EF
Unit B4, Ford Airfield Industrial Estate, West Sussex, BN18 0HY
Bcl House, Gatwick Road, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 9AX
91 Dominion Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8LF
Unit G1, Rudford Industrial Estate, Ford Road, West Sussex, BN18 0BD
Unit 4a Cases Yard, Bognor Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3PS
Broadwater Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 8AH
Unit 11 Billingshurst Trade Park, Stane Street, Billingshurst, West Sussex, RH14 9HN
Bridge Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1UA
Unit 22, Bolney Grange Industrial Park, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5PB
Roundstone Lane, Angmering, West Sussex, BN16 4AT
Cootham Lea Workshop, Pulborough Road, Cootham, West Sussex, RH20 4HP
81a Arundel Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 7DE
Acacia Grove, Copthorne Road, Copthorne, West Sussex, RH10 3PD
MOT results around West Sussex
Cars and light vans tested in the BN (Brighton) postcode area failed 27.8% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 5.2 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 373,174 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 10.07% | 6.95% |
| Suspension | 9.4% | 8.93% |
| Tyres | 8.2% | 5.95% |
| Brakes | 6.66% | 6.1% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fiesta | 14,225 | 31.1% | 27.3% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 9,910 | 27.7% | 20.9% |
| Ford Focus | 9,200 | 34.1% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Corsa | 7,573 | 32.2% | 28.5% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 7,359 | 31.9% | 26.6% |
| Toyota Yaris | 7,321 | 23.2% | 20.4% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 7,287 | 31.9% | 27% |
| Honda Jazz | 5,976 | 22.7% | 19.5% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
What they can test in West Sussex
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 2 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 2 |
| Class 3 · Three-wheelers up to 450kg | 1 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 16 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 2 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 8 |
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